福建省三明第一名校2023-2024高一上学期期中考试英语试题（原卷板+解析版）

三明一中2023-2024学年第一学期期中质量检测
高一英语试题
注意事项：
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第Ⅰ卷
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. When will the speakers meet
A. At 7:50. B. At 8:00. C. At 9:00.
2. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. In a supermarket. B. At the market. C. On a farm.
3 What are the speakers doing
A. Checking the car. B. Preparing for camping. C. Doing some shopping.
4. Why does the man suggest the woman go to the computer center
A. To finish the report. B. To get help from him. C. To repair her computer.
5. What are the speakers talking about
A. A gift. B. A friend . C. A shop.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. is the boy now
A. In a school. B. At a bus stop. C. In a street.
7. How will the boy go to school probably
A. By taxi. B. By bus. C. On foot.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What are speakers mainly talking about
A. Whether to keep a pet. B. What to keep as a pet. C. Where to buy a pet.
9. What does the woman say about dogs
A. Dogs are too energetic.
B. Dogs can understand owners.
C. Dogs are quiet and independent.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Why does the man want to join the dance club
A. He has learned how to dance before.
B. He wants to try something new.
C. He is fond of dancing.
11. Why can’t the woman decide to join the music club
A. She doesn’t love singing.
B. She doesn’t have enough time.
C. She is worried about the performance.
12. What will the woman probably do next
A. Hand in the application form.
B. Go to the students’ center.
C. Apply to join music club.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What is the relationship between the speakers
A. Father and daughter. B. Schoolmates. C. Brother and sister.
14. What did the teacher do to help
A. Collected donations.
B. Organized the activity.
C. Planned and ran the activity.
15. What was the raised money used to do
A. Buy computers. B. Buy new books. C. Help others.
16. What made the activity successful
A. The posters. B. The donations. C. The full preparations.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. When did the speaker give the performance
A. In the third grade. B. In the second grade. C. In the first grade.
18. Why did the speaker accept the role
A. His teacher forced him to.
B. He decided to challenge himself.
C. His parents agreed to see the performance.
19. How did the speaker feel about the performance
A. Regretful. B. Satisfied. C. Embarrassed.
20. What’s the purpose of the talk
A. To make a story. B. To thank his parents. C. To share his experiences.
第二部分：阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Beautiful Glowing Beaches Around the World
If you need a reminder that nature is awesome, here are some beaches around the world that naturally glow (发光). Time to add these to your travel list!
Gippsland Lakes, Australia
During the day, the Gippsland Lakes are like any other: you can swim, water ski, or sail. But at night, the landscape begins to glow due to bioluminescent algae (生物发光的藻类). In 2006, massive rainstorms caused large amounts of algae to enter into the lakes. It glows whenever the water is disturbed, but it has slowly faded with time, which is welcome news for the lakes’ ecosystem.
The Maldives
This glowing beach in the Maldives is just one of the attractive features of the nation. The sand on this beach glows in the dark because of sea shrimp (海虾). These tiny organisms give out blue light for up to a minute, lighting up your path as you walk across the beach.
Halong Bay, Vietnam
Halong Bay is one of Vietnam’s most popular tourist destinations, but it’s not just because of its famous islands covered in green rainforests. At night, boat tours take people out on the water to see the blue-green light from the algae.
Dongying, China
The dreamlike sea in Dongying gives us a strong desire to travel unlike any other travel destination. The glow-in-the-dark algae is found mostly on the rock formations along the shoreline, which gives them a blue-green glow. Plus, it acts as a natural warning light if you’re swimming at night.
1. What can be inferred about the Gippsland Lakes
A. They may stop glowing over time. B. They are lit by algae during the day.
C They are frequently hit by rainstorms. D. They tend to be dangerous for swimmers.
2. In what way is the beach in the Maldives different from the others
A. It isn’t a popular tourist destination. B. It is surrounded by rainforests.
C. Its light source isn’t algae. D. Its glow can last for a long time.
3. Where can you see glowing rocks
A. At the Gippsland Lakes. B. At Halong Bay.
C. On the beach in the Maldives. D. In Dongying.
【答案】1. A 2. C 3. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍世界各地美丽的发光海滩。
【1题详解】
推理判断题。根据Gippsland Lakes, Australia中的“It glows whenever the water is disturbed, but it has slowly faded with time, which is welcome news for the lakes’ ecosystem. (当湖水受到干扰时，它就会发光，但随着时间的推移，它会慢慢褪色，这对湖泊的生态系统来说是个好消息。) ”可推断随着时间的推移，它们可能会停止发光。故选A。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据The Maldives中的“The sand on this beach glows in the dark because of sea shrimp (海虾). These tiny organisms give out blue light for up to a minute, lighting up your path as you walk across the beach. (由于海虾的存在，海滩上的沙子在黑暗中会发光。这些微小的生物会发出长达一分钟的蓝光，照亮你走过海滩的路。)”可知Maldives的光源是海虾。而其他的海滩都是藻类发出的光，故选C。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据Dongying, China中的“The glow-in-the-dark algae is found mostly on the rock formations along the shoreline, which gives them a blue-green glow. (这种能在黑暗中发光的藻类主要分布在海岸线的岩层上，这使它们发出蓝绿色的光。)”可知你在Dongying能看到发光的岩石，故选D。
B
Do you remember the name of your kindergarten teacher I do, mine. Her name was Mrs. White.
I don’t remember much about what we learned in her class, but my mother once told me that we used to write a lot. And I would bring back what I wrote and she would look at it and see there were so many mistakes. But no red corrections. And always a star. Sometimes even a Good! The scrawl (潦草的笔迹) in that worried my mother, so one day when she met Mrs. White for one of those Parent-Teacher meetings, she asked her why she never corrected my mistakes. Why she never red-pencilled in the right spellings of words or pointed out grammatical errors.
Mrs. White said, “The children are just beginning to get excited about using words, about forming sentences. I don’t want to dampen that enthusiasm with red ink. Spelling and grammar can wait...” What my mother gave me was the gist of what she could remember. But I grew up learning to use words with loving confidence just like that.
And it occurs to me that if Mrs. White had used her red pen more precisely I probably wouldn’t be telling you about this now. I look back now and think she must have been a rather extraordinary teacher—to restrain (限定, 限制) her red pen. To allow the joy, wonder and excitement of expression flower—however faultily—like that.
I used to misspell “beautiful” a lot. I never could quite remember that the “e” went before the “a”. It annoyed my teacher in high school endlessly. Eventually the “e” s and “a” s that were wrong placed in “beautiful” settled into their right places. I am glad I didn’t wait on them though. “Pretty” is easier to spell but it doesn’t hold as much as you mean sometimes.
And thanks to Mrs. White I had no concerns about writing what I meant, even if I couldn’t quite spell it out. Because life isn’t pretty. It’s beautiful.
4. What worried his mother when the author was in kindergarten
A. The author’s unwillingness to go to school.
B. The teacher’s terrible attitude to the author.
C. The teacher’s ignorance of the author’s mistakes.
D. The author’s failure in exams and scrawl in homework.
5. What does the underlined word “dampen” in Paragraph 3 mean
A. Reduce. B. Gain. C. Awaken. D. Inspire.
6. What can we learn from the fifth paragraph
A. The author preferred using the word “pretty”.
B. The teacher in high school disliked the author.
C. The author finally succeeded in spelling “beautiful” correctly.
D. The author owed all his own spelling problems to Mrs. White.
7. Which of the following can be used to describe Mrs. White
A. Generous and kind. B. Enthusiastic and careful.
C. Honest and brave. D. Far-sighted and tolerant.
【答案】4 C 5. A 6. C 7. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。作者通过讲述自己的幼儿园老师如何保护孩子们学习积极性，表达了自己对老师的感激之情。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“The scrawl (潦草的笔迹) in that worried my mother, so one day when she met Mrs. White for one of those Parent-Teacher meetings, she asked her why she never corrected my mistakes.(字迹潦草的字迹让我母亲很担心，所以有一天，当她在一次家长会上遇到怀特老师时，她问她为什么从不纠正我的错误。)”可知，作者的老师从不纠正作者的错误，这使得作者的母亲很担心。故选C。
【5题详解】
词句猜测题。根据第三段“The children are just beginning to get excited about using words, about forming sentences. (孩子们刚刚开始对使用单词和造句感到兴奋。)”可知，孩子们刚开始对遣词造句感到兴奋；结合画线词所在句中的“that enthusiasm with red ink.”可知，Mrs. White不想用红墨水来打击孩子们的积极性，即降低孩子们的热情。由此可推知，dampen应意为“减弱”，与A项意思相近。故选A。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据第五段内容尤其是“Eventually the ‘e’ s and ‘a’ s that were wrong placed in ‘beautiful’ settled into their right places.(最终，在“beautiful”一词中放错位置的“e”和“a”找到了正确的位置。)” 可知，最后作者以前经常写错的“e”和“a”都回到了它们正确的位置上，即作者最后成功将“beautiful”拼写正确。故选C。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。通读全文尤其是第三段“I don’t want to dampen that enthusiasm with red ink.(我不想用红墨水浇灭这种热情。)” 和“But I grew up learning to use words with loving confidence just like that. (但我长大后学会了用充满爱和自信的语言。)”可推知，Mrs. White在教学方面很有远见，能容忍孩子们暂时的书写错误。故选D。
C
Little kids can pick up a new language pretty easily. It’s supposed to be far harder for older children. But that conclusion (结论) might not be correct. The window on when people can learn a language well appears to last until around age 17 or 18.
Earlier research had suggested we’re best at learning grammar in early childhood. Then we hit a dead end around age 5. But that’s not so, said Joshua Hartshorne and his colleagues.
Hartshorne surveyed tens of thousands of people online. He began by asking volunteers to take an online English grammar test. He used their answers to guess their native languages. After completing the test, volunteers answered questions about where they had lived the languages they had spoken from birth and the age at which they first started learning English. It also asked how long they’d lived in an English-speaking country.
Hartshorne’s group analyzed (分析) responses from 669,498 native and non-native speakers of English. If people moved to a new country and began speaking English by age 10 to 12, they finally spoke it as well as those who had learned both English and another language from birth, the researchers found.
The results further showed that around age 17, people’s ability to learn grammar took a nosedive and that those who started learning English after age 10 or 12 never reached the same level of English proficiency (熟练) as people who started younger. Why The researchers think it’s because they had fewer years to practice before their skills dropped off at 17.
However, they found language learning did not end at 17 and people’s English skills kept improving slightly until around age 30. This was true among both native speakers and those who learned English as a second language, the new study found.
8. How did Hartshorne do the survey
A. He paid his friends to do it. B. He surveyed thousands of students.
C. He interviewed passers-by. D. He carried out the survey online.
9. Which of the following best explains “took a nosedive” underlined in paragraph 5
A. Fell. B. Changed. C. Counted. D. Rose.
10. What do the researchers say about language learning
A. It requires few skills. B. It keeps people smarter.
C. It ends at the age of 17. D. It needs more practice.
11. What is the text mainly about
A. A learning guide. B. A study on language learning.
C. An English speaker. D. A survey on grammar rules.
【答案】8. D 9. A 10. D 11. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一项关于语言学习窗口的研究。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“He began by asking volunteers to take an online English grammar test.(他开始要求志愿者参加在线英语语法测试)”可知，Hartshorne是通过志愿者在线测试、问答等方式开展调查工作的。故选D。
【9题详解】
词句猜测题。根据划线词组后文“those who started learning English after age 10 or 12 never reached the same level of English proficiency (熟练) as people who started younger. Why The researchers think it’s because they had fewer years to practice before their skills dropped off at 17.(而那些在10岁或12岁之后开始学习英语的人的英语水平从未达到更年轻的人的水平。为什么？研究人员认为，这是因为他们在17岁时技能下降之前练习的时间较少)”可知，took a nosedive是指在17岁左右时人们学习语法的能力是急剧下降的。由此推知，划线短语与选项A的意思最接近。故选A。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据第五段“The results further showed that around age 17, people’s ability to learn grammar took a nosedive and that those who started learning English after age 10 or 12 never reached the same level of English proficiency (熟练) as people who started younger. Why The researchers think it’s because they had fewer years to practice before their skills dropped off at 17.(研究结果进一步表明，在17岁左右，人们学习语法的能力急剧下降，而那些在10岁或12岁之后开始学习英语的人的英语水平从未达到更年轻的人的水平。为什么？研究人员认为，这是因为他们在17岁时技能下降之前练习的时间较少)”可推知，研究人员认为语言学习需要大量练习。故选D。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段“Little kids can pick up a new language pretty easily. It’s supposed to be far harder for older children. But that conclusion(结论) might not be correct. The window on when people can learn a language well appears to last until around age 17 or 18.(小孩子很容易学会一门新语言。对于年龄较大的孩子来说，这应该要困难得多。但这个结论可能不正确。人们何时能学好一门语言的窗口似乎要持续到17岁或18岁左右)”和第二段“Earlier research had suggested we’re best at learning grammar in early childhood. Then we hit a dead end around age 5. But that’s not so, said Joshua Hartshorne and his colleagues.(早期的研究表明，我们最擅长在幼儿时期学习语法。约书亚·哈特肖恩和他的同事说，然后我们在5岁左右就走到了死胡同。但事实并非如此)”可知，本文主要介绍了一项关于语言学习窗口的研究。故选B。
D
Researchers in Australia, who studied 1,500 people and their lifestyles, have found that having good friends can help you live longer. An American study of 10,000 students, over a period of 35 years, also found that if you make more friends than the average (普通的) person at school, you’ll receive a higher salary (工资) in later life. People need good social skills at work to manage people and work in a team successfully. These are the same skills we use to make friends at school.
On average, teenagers aged between 15 and 17 have 500 “friends” on their favourite social networking site. Adults (成年人) have 130. So if you believe this research, you might live for a long time and be very rich.
However, according to Professor Robin Dunbar from the University of Oxford, it probably won’t make any difference. Dunbar studied the number of messages between users of a popular social networking website, each of whom had between 200 and 2,000 friends. He found that they always communicate with a maximum (最大量) of 150 people.
Among these 150, Dunbar believes that around five people are close friends. You’ve most likely known them for a long time; they are probably old friends and you share all your good and bad experiences with them. Then there are ten more friends. Although they’re close to you, you may not keep in touch with them every week. Next there are 35 people who you might spend time with because of a shared interest. You aren’t close. And finally, there’s a large group of 100. You see or speak to these people at least once a year, but you don’t know them well. Beyond (超过) this number, Dunbar says, it’s impossible to make any relationship meaningful.
If you have a lot of online “friends”, try this experiment: First take away anyone you haven’t been in touch with for a year. Then remove people you can’t remember and, finally, take away friends who you wouldn’t mind losing touch with. How many do you have left How many of these people are actually good friends According to the research, these are the only people that really matter.
12. What are the studies mentioned in the first paragraph mainly about
A. The number of friends you should have.
B. The advantages of having a lot of friends.
C. Some social skills you may need at work.
D. Some useful advice on how to make friends.
13. According to the American study, the most popular students at school ________.
A. are likely to spend more money
B. may not be as popular at work
C. seem to get better paid jobs
D. will work harder in later years
14. What does the underlined part “this number” in Paragraph 4 refer to
A. 10. B. 35.
C. 100. D. 150.
15. What does the text mainly want to show
A. You need to spend more time with your friends.
B. There is a lot of research on the influence of friends.
C. Friends are sometimes more important than family.
D. It’s more important to have good friends than lots of friends.
【答案】12. B 13. C 14. D 15. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。短文介绍了有好朋友更重要并同时介绍了得出这项研究发现的过程，以及这项研究发现背后的意义。
【12题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段中“Researchers in Australia, who studied 1,500 people and their lifestyles, have found that having good friends can help you live longer. An American study of 10,000 students, over a period of 35 years, also found that if you make more friends than the average (普通的) person at school, you’ll receive a higher salary (工资) in later life. People need good social skills at work to manage people and work in a team successfully. (澳大利亚的研究人员对1500人及其生活方式进行了研究，发现有好朋友可以帮助你活得更长。一项在美国对10000名学生进行的为期35年的研究还发现，如果你在学校交的朋友比普通人多，你在以后的生活中会得到更高的薪水。人们在工作中需要良好的社交技能来管理人员并在团队中成功工作。)” 可知，第一段提到的研究主要是关于有很多朋友的好处。故选B。
【13题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段中“An American study of 10,000 students, over a period of 35 years, also found that if you make more friends than the average (普通的) person at school, you’ll receive a higher salary (工资) in later life. (一项在美国对10000名学生进行的为期35年的研究还发现，如果你在学校交的朋友比普通人多，你在以后的生活中会得到更高的薪水。)”可知，根据美国的这项研究，学校里最受欢迎的学生似乎能找到薪水更高的工作。故选C。
【14题详解】
词义猜测题。根据第三段中“He found that they always communicate with a maximum (最大量) of 150 people.(他发现他们最多能和150人交流。)”可知，Dunbar发现，人们最多只能和150人交流，超过150这个数字，和其他人的任何关系都没有意义。故划线词“this number” 指的是150。故选D。
【15题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段中“Researchers in Australia, who studied 1,500 people and their lifestyles, have found that having good friends can help you live longer. (澳大利亚的研究人员对1500人及其生活方式进行了研究，发现有好朋友能帮助你长寿。)”可知，本文主要介绍了得出这项发现的研究过程，以及这项研究发现背后的意义。因此，这篇文章主要想表达有好朋友更重要。故选D。
第二节 （共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
Are you afraid of failure However, only by overcoming fear of failure can we achieve success in life. Here are some tips on how to remove fear and focus on success:
Understand that at times you make mistakes ___16___ Before any of us learned how to walk, we crawled（爬行）. We got up, fell down own and got up again. We continued the process until we could walk quite well.
___17___ Instead, view it as a stepping stone. Make certain that you learn from failure and then use what you have learned in future situations. Refuse to consider failure a character weakness. Doing so will only prevent you from achieving future success.
Remember that failure has produced many successes. ___18___ Albert Einstein's teacher told him to quit school and said, "Einstein, you will never achieve anything!" Beethoven's music teacher said he was hopeless to become composer（作曲家）. Henry Ford's' first two car companies failed.
Appreciate the benefits of failure. Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "All life is an experiment. The more experiments you try, the better you make." It's hardly possible for someone to achieve success for the first time he tries. ___19___
Believe in yourself. Rather than give up when things don't work out, take it as a chance to build perseverance（坚持不懈）. Remind yourself how many failures became successful because they wouldn't give up. ___20___
A. Don't take failure personally.
B. Work hard and try to avoid（避免）failure.
C. Realize that you are human and humans make mistakes.
D. Believe that you've got what it takes to work through the difficult times.
E. Making the same mistake again can lead to the failure in your future work.
F. Consider how many people in history had failed before they became successful.
G. In other words, your chances of getting things right on the first try are little.
【答案】16. C 17. A 18. F 19. G 20. D
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文。人们都害怕失败，然而，只有克服对失败的恐惧，我们才能在生活中取得成功。文章介绍了我们如何消除恐惧、专注于成功。
【16题详解】
根据上文提示“Understand that at times you make mistakes”（要知道有时你也会犯错），由此可知，C项Realize that you are human and humans make mistakes.（要意识到你也是人，是人就会犯错）切题。说明每个人都会犯错，此处关键词make mistakes。故选C。
【17题详解】
根据下文提示“Instead, view it as a stepping stone. Make certain that you learn from failure and then use what you have learned in future situations.”（相反，把它看作是一块垫脚石。一定要从失败中吸取教训，然后在以后的情况中运用这些经验）可知，这是看待失败的正确做法，Instead表明空处应该会提到一种错误的做法，A项Don't take failure personally.（不要把失败个人化）切题。下文中的it指代的是该项中的failure，且下文中的Instead与该项构成一种转折关系。故选A。
【18题详解】
根据下文提示“Albert Einstein's teacher told him to quit school and said, ‘Einstein, you will never achieve anything!’Beethoven's music teacher said he was hopeless to become composer（作曲家）. Henry Ford's' first two car companies failed.”（爱因斯坦的老师让他退学，并对他说:“爱因斯坦，你永远不会有任何成就!”贝多芬的音乐老师说他不可能成为作曲家。亨利·福特的前两家汽车公司都失败了）可知，这些是名人经历过失败的具体例子，F项Consider how many people in history had failed before they became successful.（想想历史上有多少人在成功之前经历了失败）切题。印证了成功来源于失败，该空下文举例说明。故选F。
【19题详解】
根据上文提示“It's hardly possible for someone to achieve success for the first time he tries.”（一个人第一次尝试就取得成功是不可能的）可知，不要指望一次就成功，G项In other words, your chances of getting things right on the first try are little.（换句话说，你第一次就成功的机会很小）切题。该项中的little与上文的hardly possible吻合。故选G。
【20题详解】
根据上文提示“Remind yourself how many failures became successful because they wouldn't give up.”（提醒自己，有多少失败之所以成功，是因为他们不肯放弃）可知，失败后坚持不放弃很重要，D项Believe that you've got what it takes to work through the difficult times.（相信你已经具备了克服困难的能力）切题。该项中的to work through the difficult times与上文wouldn't give up保持一致。故选D。
第三部分：语言运用（共三节，满分 40 分）
第一节 （共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A teacher gave his students a test. Most of the students finished all the questions without much effort ___21___they all read the last one which was “What is the first name of the woman who ___22___ the school ”
All of the students thought that this question was some kind of ___23___. They had all seen the cleaning woman many times during each day at school. It was ___24___ that she was tall and old, but how would they know her ___25___
So they all ___26___ their test paper, leaving the last question ___27___. Just before the class ended, one of the students asked if the last question would count toward the results of the ___28___.
“___29___”said the teacher.
He went on to say, “In your lives and careers, you will ____30____ many people and they are ____31____individual, so they each are worth your ____32____ and care, even if all you do is ____33____and say “Hello”.
Over the following days each of the students ____34____ the importance of finding out the name of the cleaner and introduced themselves. They all learned that cleaner’s name was Dorothy and they never forgot the ____35____ that everyone is important.
21. A. while B. until C. since D. after
22. A. cleans B. manages C. supports D. guards
23. A. pity B. risk C. story D. joke
24. A. natural B. clear C. possible D. unusual
25. A. address B. family C. name D. age
26. A. left behind B. lifted up C. put away D. handed in
27. A. unanswered B. open C. out D. unprepared
28. A. exercise B. experiment C. test D. match
29. A. Possibly B. No C. Sure D. Never
30. A. love B. help C. respect D. meet
31. A. important B. unique C. intelligent D. honest
32. A. consideration B. attention C. discussion D. protection
33. A. look B. smile C. listen D. play
34. A. remembered B. proved C. explained D. realized
35. A. lesson B. opinion C. premise D. argument
【答案】21. B 22. A 23. D 24. B 25. C 26. D 27. A 28. C 29. C 30. D 31. A 32. B 33. B 34. D 35. A
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇记叙文。本文主要讲述了老师通过一次测试，让学生们明白了任何个人都是重要的、值得尊重的道理。
【21题详解】
考查连词词义辨析。句意：大多数学生都没费多大力气就完成了所有的问题，直到他们都读到了最后一个问题，那就是“打扫学校的女人的名字是什么？”A.while虽然，当……；B.until直到；C.since自从；D.after之后。根据上文“Most of the students finished all the questions without much effort”和下文“they all read the last one”可知，学生们没太费劲完成了所有问题直到（until）他们读到最后一个问题。故选B项。
【22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：大多数学生都没费多大力气就完成了所有的问题，直到他们都读到了最后一个问题，那就是“打扫学校的女人的名字是什么？”A.cleans打扫；B.manages管理；C.supports支持；D.guards 守卫。根据下文“They had all seen the cleaning woman many times during each day at school.”可知，此处指的是学校的保洁阿姨，保洁阿姨打扫（cleans）学校。故选A项。
【23题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：所有的学生都认为这个问题是个玩笑。A.pity同情；B.risk危险；C.story故事；D.joke笑话。根据上文“…the last one which was “What is the first name of the woman who ___2___ the school ””可知，考试题目中最后一个问题是：打扫学校的女人的名字是什么，这个问题让学生们感到是个玩笑（joke）。故选D项。
【24题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：很明显，她又高又老，但他们怎么知道她的名字呢？ A.natural自然的；B.clear清楚的；C.possible可能的；D.unusual特别的。根据“…that she was tall and old”可知，学校的保洁阿姨又高又老，这个外表特征是很明显的（clear）。故选B项。
【25题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：很明显，她又高又老，但他们怎么知道她的名字呢？A.address住址；B.family家庭；C.name名字；D.age年龄。根据上文“…the last one which was “What is the first name of the woman who ___2___ the school ””可知，考试题目中最后一个问题是：打扫学校的女人的名字是什么，推知，此处指的是学生们都不知道保洁阿姨的名字（name）。故选C项。
【26题详解】
考查短语辨析。句意：所以他们都交了试卷，最后一个问题没有回答。A.left behind留下；B.lifted up举起；C.put away收起；D.handed in上交。根据上文“A teacher gave his students a test.”可知，此次指上交（handed in）了试卷。故选D项。
【27题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：所以他们都交了试卷，最后一个问题没有回答。A.unanswered未回答的；B.open开放的；C.out外面的；D.unprepared措手不及的。根据上文“…the last one which was “What is the first name of the woman who ___2___ the school ”以及“…but how would they know her ___5___ ”可知，大家都不知道保洁阿姨的名字，因此，没有回答（unanswered）这个问题就上交了试卷。故选A项。
【28题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：就在课程结束前，一个学生问最后一个问题是否会计入考试结果。A.exercise运动；B.experiment实验；C.test考试，测验；D.match火柴。根据第一句“A teacher gave his students a test.”可知，老师给他的学生做了一次考试，此处指，学生问最后一个问题是否会计入这次考试（test）结果。故选C项。
【29题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：“当然。”老师说。A.Possibly可能地；B.No不；C.Sure当然；D.Never从不。根据下文“He went on to say, “In your lives and careers, you will ___10___ many people and they are ___11___individual”推知，老师非常重视这个题目，想通过这个题目，让学生们明白了任何个人都是重要的，因此，这个题目是计入总分的，他回答的是肯定的，即：“当然（Sure）”。故选C项。
【30题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他接着说：“在你的生活和职业生涯中，你会遇到很多人，他们都是重要的个体，所以他们都值得你的关注和关心，即使你所做的只是微笑和打招呼”。A.love爱；B.help帮助；C.respect尊敬；D.meet遇到。结合语境及该句中的“In your lives and careers,”可知，此处指在每个人的生活和职业生涯中，可能会遇到（meet）很多人。故选D项。
【31题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他接着说：“在你的生活和职业生涯中，你会遇到很多人，他们都是重要的个体，所以他们都值得你的关注和关心，即使你所做的只是微笑和打招呼”A.important重要的；B.unique唯一的；C.intelligent聪明的；D.honest诚实的。根据下文“…so they each are worth your ___12___ and care…”可知，在生活和职业生涯中，遇到的很多人都是值得关注和关心的，推知，此处指他们也很重要（important），不应该被忽视。故选A项。
【32题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他接着说：“在你的生活和事业中，你会遇到很多人，他们都是重要的个体，所以他们都值得你的关注和关心，即使你所做的只是微笑和打招呼”。A.consideration考虑；B.attention关注；C.discussion讨论；D.protection保护。根据上文“He went on to say, “In your lives and careers, you will ___10___ many people and they are ___11___individual”可知，在生活和职业生涯中，遇到的很多人都很重要，因此，他们是值得被关注（attention）和关心的。故选B项。
【33题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他接着说：“在你的生活和事业中，你会遇到很多人，他们都是重要的个体，所以他们都值得你的关注和关心，即使你所做的只是微笑和打招呼”。A.look看；B.smile微笑；C.listen听；D.play玩。根据“…say “Hello””可知，即使你所做的只是微笑（smile）和打招呼。故选B项。
【34题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：在接下来的几天里，每个学生都意识到了知道清洁工名字的重要性，并做了自我介绍。A.remembered记得；B.proved证明；C.explained解释；D.realized意识到。根据下文“…and introduced themselves. They all learned that cleaner’s name was Dorothy and they never forgot the ___15___ that everyone is important.”可知，学生们都知道清洁工的名字是多萝西，并做了自我介绍，推知，此处指他们意识（realized）到了知道清洁工名字的重要性。故选D项。
【35题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他们都知道清洁工的名字是多萝西，他们从来没有忘记这一课，每个人都很重要”。A.lesson课，教训；B.opinion意见；C.premise前提；D.argument论点。通读全文可知，老师通过一次测试，让学生们明白了任何个人都是重要的、值得尊重的道理，对学生们来说，这是很重要的一课，一个教训（lesson）。故选A项。
第 II 卷
第三部分 语言运用
第二节 单句填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）
根据句意，在空白处填入 1 个适当单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
36. I believe I’ll make new friends, and there is a lot ___________(explore) at senior high.(所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】to explore
【解析】
【详解】考查动词不定式。句意：我相信我会交到新朋友，在高中有很多东西需要探索。分析句子可知，此处为动词的不定式to do作后置定语修饰a lot，指向未来发生的动作。故填to explore。
37. Miss Smith is not only experienced in teaching, but has a strong sense of ___________(responsible). (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】responsibility
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：史密斯小姐不仅教学经验丰富，而且有很强的责任感。根据句意以及空前of介词可知，此处为名词responsibility“责任”，构成固定短语a sense of responsibility“责任感”，满足句意要求。故填responsibility。
38. It dates back several thousand years to the use of longgu — animal bones and shells ___________which symbols were carved by ancient Chinese people. (用适当的词填空)
【答案】on
【解析】
【详解】考查介词+关系代词引导的定语从句。句意：它可以追溯到几千年前使用龙骨-动物的骨头和贝壳，上面有中国古代人刻的符号。分析句子可知，此处为介词+关系代词which引导的定语从句，表示“在龙骨上”应用介词on，先行词animal bones and shells在从句中作介词on的宾语，介词on的前置。故填on。
39. This is the artist ________ works are known all over the world. （用适当的词填空）
【答案】whose
【解析】
【详解】考查定语从句。句意：这就是那位作品闻名世界的艺术家。此处为定语从句修饰先行词 artist ，先行词在从句中作定语，应用关系代词whose引导。故填whose。
40. Over the years, the system developed into different forms, as it was a time when people were divided geographically, ________ (lead) to many varieties of dialects and characters. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】leading
【解析】
【详解】考查现在分词。句意：随着时间的推移，这个体系发展成不同的形式，因为当时人们在地理上被划分，导致了许多不同的方言和字符。分析句子结构可知，when引导的定语从句中谓语是“were divided”，空格处用非谓语形式，lead和前面描述的整个句子是主谓关系，因此空格处用现在分词表主动，作状语，故填leading。
41. It is a novel ___________(base) on historical facts. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】based
【解析】
【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：这是一部以历史事实为根据的小说。分析句子可知，此处为非谓语动词作后置定语修饰novel，novel和base on为被动关系，所以为过去分词形式。故填based。
42. He gave me some reference books with ___________ I was not very familiar. (用适当的词填空)
【答案】which
【解析】
【详解】考查定语从句。句意：他给了我一些我不太熟悉的参考书。分析句子可知，此处为介词with+关系代词which引导的定语从句，先行词reference books在从句中作be familiar with的宾语成分，此处为介词with前置。故填which。
43. A powerful undersea quake _________ (strike) the west coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra Island in 2004. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】struck
【解析】
【详解】考查时态。句意：2004年，一场强烈的海底地震袭击了印尼苏门答腊岛西海岸。根据时间状语in 2004可知，用一般过去时。根据句意，故填struck。
44. Smith, my new neighbour, looks serious, but ___________ (actual) he is very kind. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】actually
【解析】
【详解】考查副词。句意：我的新邻居史密斯看起来很严肃，但实际上他很和蔼。分析句子可知，此处为副词actually“事实上”作状语修饰后面整个句子，满足句意要求。故填actually。
45. Don’t lose heart! Keep moving, and you can make ________ to your goal. (用适当的词填空)
【答案】it
【解析】
【详解】考查短语。句意：别灰心!继续前进，你就能实现你的目标。make it成功；达到预定目标。根据句意，故填it。
第三节 语篇填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Tea is a healthy drink. Drinking tea in China could be considered as an art and to help people achieve a sense of calm and renewed energy. It is also ____46____ way to enjoy life better.
Stories ____47____ are about the discovery of tea are different depending on the people who you ask, but we know that Chinese people have been drinking tea since Shennong, 5,000 years ago. Usually, tea ____48____ (believe) to be medicinal, and is so central to ____49____ (day) life that an old Chinese saying includes tea in a list of seven important contents to be gathered each morning, along with firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy and vinegar.
Tea serves three primary ____50____ (purpose) traditionally in Chinese society: to show status, to bring people together and to improve wellness.
Drinking tea together is a sign of respect. In ancient times, “tribute tea”(贡茶) was ____51____ (special) kept for and presented to the Emperor. Tea still has a place in the life of the average people. It is common ____52____ (give) guests a cup of tea to welcome them into the home. But tea is more than a key of social customs. It is meant to act ____53____ a medium through which people can become much ____54____ (close) to nature. Drinking tea out in nature will create a spiritual connection to the environment and make people feel _____55_____ (relax).
【答案】46. a 47. which##that
48. is believed
49. daily 50. purposes
51. specially
52. to give
53. as 54. closer
55. relaxed
【解析】
【导语】本文是说明文。文章主要介绍茶的历史和中国人喝茶的习俗。
【46题详解】
考查冠词。句意：这也是一个更好地享受生活的方式。分析句子结构和意思可知，空格后面的名词way是可数名词单数，这里表示泛指，“一个”的意思，第一个音素是辅音音素，所以用a。故填a。
【47题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：关于茶的发现的故事取决于你问的人，但我们知道中国人从5000年前的神农氏开始就一直在喝茶。分析句子结构和意思可知，____2____ are about the discovery of tea是定语从句，先行词是Stories，在从句中做主语，指物。故填which/that。
【48题详解】
考查谓语动词。句意：通常，茶被认为是药用的，是日常生活的中心，因此中国的一句古老的谚语将茶与柴米油盐酱醋一起列为每天早上要收集的七种重要东西。分析句子结构和意思可知，句子主语tea和谓语动词believe是被动关系，这句话描述的是现在的事实，所以谓语用一般现在时的被动语态结构，主语是tea，be动词用is。故填is believed。
【49题详解】
考查形容词。句意：见第3题详解。分析句子结构和意思可知，这里需要形容词，修饰后面的名词life，意为“日常的”。故填daily。
【50题详解】
考查名词的数。句意：茶在中国社会传统上有三个主要目的：彰显地位、凝聚人心、增进健康。分析句子结构和意思可知，空格前面有three修饰，所以名词用复数形式。故填purposes。
【51题详解】
考查副词。句意：在古代，“贡茶”是皇帝专用的。分析句子结构和意思可知，这里需要副词，修饰谓语动词was kept，意为“专门地”。故填specially。
【52题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：给客人一杯茶来欢迎他们是很常见的。分析句子结构和意思可知，It是形式主语，后面用动词不定式短语作真正的主语。故填to give。
【53题详解】
考查固定搭配。句意：它意味着充当一种媒介，通过它，人们可以更接近自然。分析句子结构和意思可知，这里考查固定搭配act as，意为“充当”。故填as。
【54题详解】
考查形容词比较级。句意：见第8题详解。分析句子结构和意思可知，这里需要形容词的比较级，表示“更加近的”意思。故填closer。
55题详解】
考查形容词。句意：在大自然中喝茶将创造与环境的精神联系，并使人们感到放松。分析句子结构和意思可知，这里需要形容词，作表语，意为“放松的”。故填relaxed。
第四部分 写作（共两节 满分 25 分）
第一节 英汉互译（共 5 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）
56. China is widely known for its ancient civilisation which has continued all the way through into modern times, despite the many ups and downs in its history.(英译汉)
【答案】尽管历史跌宕起伏，中国因其古老文明一直延续至今而闻名于世。
【解析】
【详解】考查定语从句，动词和短语。be known for“因……著名”， ancient civilisation“古代文化”，which引导定语从句，continued all the way through into modern times“一直延续至今”，despite“尽管”，ups and downs“沉浮”，in its history“在其历史上”，故翻译为尽管历史跌宕起伏，中国因其古老文明一直延续至今而闻名于世。
57. Fishermen, tourists, hotels, homes, and cars were swept away by huge waves caused by the strong earthquake that reached a magnitude of 9.0. (英译汉）
【答案】渔民、游客、酒店、住房和汽车都被高达9.0级的强震所引发的巨浪卷走。
【解析】
【详解】考查分析句子结构。Fishermen, tourists, hotels, homes, and cars were swept away by huge waves.这是句子的主干； caused by the strong earthquake是过去分词短语，作定语修饰waves；that reached a magnitude of 9.0.是定语从句，修饰先行词earthquake。故整句翻译为：渔民、游客、酒店、住房和汽车都被高达9.0级的强震所引发的巨浪卷走。
58. 郎平之前已组建好的团队正处于崩溃的边缘。(汉译英)
【答案】The team that Lang Ping had built was falling apart.
【解析】
【详解】考查定语从句、名词、动词短语和时态。根据句意以及句子结构可知，表示“团队”为名词The team，后接关系代词that引导的定语从句对该名词进行修饰，在该从句中，表示“郎平之前已组建好的”可译为Lang Ping had built，为过去完成时；在主句中，表示“崩溃”应为动词短语fall apart，结合句意可知，此处应为过去进行时。故翻译为：The team that Lang Ping had built was falling apart.
59. 到商朝时，这些符号已经变成一套完整的书写系统。(By...) (汉译英)
【答案】By the Shang Dynasty, these symbols had become a well-developed system.
【解析】
【详解】考查介词短语、名词、动词、名词短语和时态。根据句意以及句子提示词可知，表示“到商朝时”应为介词短语By the Shang Dynasty；表示“这些符号”为名词these symbols；表示“变成”为动词become；表示“一套完整书写系统”应为名词短语a well-developed system；结合句意以及By the Shang Dynasty时间状语可知，该句应为过去完成时。故翻译为：By the Shang Dynasty, these symbols had become a well-developed system.
60. 仿佛世界末日即将来临。（as if）（汉译英）
【答案】It seemed as if the world were coming to an end.
【解析】
【详解】考查名词、动词、短语、连词和虚拟语气。表示“仿佛”应用连词as if；表示“世界”应用名词the world ；表示“末日来临”应用动词短语come to an end。根据句子意思和所给连词as if可知，这里要用表语从句It seemed as if的结构，谓语用一般过去式的形式表达过去发生的动作；表示“即将来临”要用动词“come”的进行时表将来；“世界末日即将来临”与事实不符，所以要用虚拟语气的结构，从句谓语be动词要用were。故翻译为It seemed as if the world were coming to an end。
第二节 书面表达（满分 15 分）
61. 假定你是李华，你的新西兰朋友 Fred 听说你校开设了“中国传统文化”课程，发来邮件询问，请你给他回复，内容包括：
1.课程的时间、目的及具体内容；
2.学生对课程的评价。
注意：1.写作词数应为 100 词左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Fred,
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
【答案】Dear Fred,
Glad to hear from you and I’m writing to tell you about the traditional culture course for teenagers every Friday afternoon in our school lecture hall.
Aimed to enhance our understanding of traditional culture, this course is intended for students of Grade one. We explore the origins of culture and appreciate different traditional art forms, such as Spring Festival couplets and traditional Chinese painting, of which I like paper cutting most. What’s more, we will be presented with some related books, pictures and videos. So attractive is this course that all students speak highly of it.
If you are interested, please come and enjoy it. Looking forward to your coming.
Yours,
Li Hua
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生对于你的新西兰朋友 Fred 听说你校开设了“中国传统文化”课程，发来邮件询问这一情况，给他回复一封邮件。
【详解】1.词汇积累
高兴的：Glad→ Pleased
旨在，目的是：Aimed to → Designed to
提高，改善：enhance→ improve
此外：What’s more→ Besides
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：Aimed to enhance our understanding of traditional culture, this course is intended for students of Grade one.
拓展句：Because this course is aimed to enhance our understanding of traditional culture, it is intended for students of Grade one.
【点睛】【高分句型1】We explore the origins of culture and appreciate different traditional art forms, such as Spring Festival couplets and traditional Chinese painting, of which I like paper cutting most.（运用了介词of+ which引导的非限制性定语从句。）
【高分句型2】If you are interested, please come and enjoy it.（运用了连词If引导的条件状语从句。）
听力：1-5: CCBAA 6-10: CABAB 11-15: CBBAA 16-20: CABBC三明一中2023-2024学年第一学期期中质量检测
高一英语试题
注意事项：
1、答题前，考生务必用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号和座位号填写在答题卡上，将条形码横贴在答题卡右上角“条形码粘贴处”。
2、作答选择题时，每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。
3、非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液，不按以上要求作答的答案无效。
4、考生必须保持答题卡的整洁；考试结束后，将答题卡交回。
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. When will the speakers meet
A. At 7:50. B. At 8:00. C. At 9:00.
2. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. In a supermarket. B. At the market. C. On a farm.
3. What are the speakers doing
A. Checking the car. B. Preparing for camping. C. Doing some shopping.
4. Why does the man suggest the woman go to the computer center
A. To finish the report. B. To get help from him. C. To repair her computer.
5. What are the speakers talking about
A. A gift. B. A friend . C. A shop.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. is the boy now
A. In a school. B. At a bus stop. C. In a street.
7. How will the boy go to school probably
A By taxi. B. By bus. C. On foot.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What are speakers mainly talking about
A. Whether to keep a pet. B. What to keep as a pet. C. Where to buy a pet.
9. What does the woman say about dogs
A. Dogs are too energetic.
B. Dogs can understand owners.
C. Dogs are quiet and independent.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Why does the man want to join the dance club
A. He has learned how to dance before.
B. He wants to try something new.
C. He is fond of dancing.
11. Why can’t the woman decide to join the music club
A. She doesn’t love singing.
B. She doesn’t have enough time.
C. She is worried about the performance.
12. What will the woman probably do next
A. Hand in the application form.
B. Go to the students’ center.
C. Apply to join music club.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What is the relationship between the speakers
A. Father and daughter. B. Schoolmates. C. Brother and sister.
14. What did the teacher do to help
A. Collected donations.
B. Organized the activity.
C. Planned and ran the activity.
15. What was the raised money used to do
A. Buy computers. B. Buy new books. C. Help others.
16. What made the activity successful
A. The posters. B. The donations. C. The full preparations.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. When did the speaker give the performance
A. In the third grade. B. In the second grade. C. In the first grade.
18. Why did the speaker accept the role
A. His teacher forced him to.
B. He decided to challenge himself.
C. His parents agreed to see the performance.
19. How did the speaker feel about the performance
A. Regretful. B. Satisfied. C. Embarrassed.
20. What’s the purpose of the talk
A. To make a story. B. To thank his parents. C. To share his experiences.
第二部分：阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Beautiful Glowing Beaches Around the World
If you need a reminder that nature is awesome, here are some beaches around the world that naturally glow (发光). Time to add these to your travel list!
Gippsland Lakes, Australia
During the day, the Gippsland Lakes are like any other: you can swim, water ski, or sail. But at night, the landscape begins to glow due to bioluminescent algae (生物发光的藻类). In 2006, massive rainstorms caused large amounts of algae to enter into the lakes. It glows whenever the water is disturbed, but it has slowly faded with time, which is welcome news for the lakes’ ecosystem.
The Maldives
This glowing beach in the Maldives is just one of the attractive features of the nation. The sand on this beach glows in the dark because of sea shrimp (海虾). These tiny organisms give out blue light for up to a minute, lighting up your path as you walk across the beach.
Halong Bay, Vietnam
Halong Bay is one of Vietnam’s most popular tourist destinations, but it’s not just because of its famous islands covered in green rainforests. At night, boat tours take people out on the water to see the blue-green light from the algae.
Dongying, China
The dreamlike sea in Dongying gives us a strong desire to travel unlike any other travel destination. The glow-in-the-dark algae is found mostly on the rock formations along the shoreline, which gives them a blue-green glow. Plus, it acts as a natural warning light if you’re swimming at night.
1. What can be inferred about the Gippsland Lakes
A They may stop glowing over time. B. They are lit by algae during the day.
C. They are frequently hit by rainstorms. D. They tend to be dangerous for swimmers.
2. In what way is the beach in the Maldives different from the others
A. It isn’t a popular tourist destination. B. It is surrounded by rainforests.
C. Its light source isn’t algae. D. Its glow can last for a long time.
3. Where can you see glowing rocks
A. At the Gippsland Lakes. B. At Halong Bay.
C. On the beach in the Maldives. D. In Dongying.
B
Do you remember the name of your kindergarten teacher I do, mine. Her name was Mrs. White.
I don’t remember much about what we learned in her class, but my mother once told me that we used to write a lot. And I would bring back what I wrote and she would look at it and see there were so many mistakes. But no red corrections. And always a star. Sometimes even a Good! The scrawl (潦草的笔迹) in that worried my mother, so one day when she met Mrs. White for one of those Parent-Teacher meetings, she asked her why she never corrected my mistakes. Why she never red-pencilled in the right spellings of words or pointed out grammatical errors.
Mrs. White said, “The children are just beginning to get excited about using words, about forming sentences. I don’t want to dampen that enthusiasm with red ink. Spelling and grammar can wait...” What my mother gave me was the gist of what she could remember. But I grew up learning to use words with loving confidence just like that.
And it occurs to me that if Mrs. White had used her red pen more precisely I probably wouldn’t be telling you about this now. I look back now and think she must have been a rather extraordinary teacher—to restrain (限定, 限制) her red pen. To allow the joy, wonder and excitement of expression flower—however faultily—like that.
I used to misspell “beautiful” a lot. I never could quite remember that the “e” went before the “a”. It annoyed my teacher in high school endlessly. Eventually the “e” s and “a” s that were wrong placed in “beautiful” settled into their right places. I am glad I didn’t wait on them though. “Pretty” is easier to spell but it doesn’t hold as much as you mean sometimes.
And thanks to Mrs. White I had no concerns about writing what I meant, even if I couldn’t quite spell it out. Because life isn’t pretty. It’s beautiful.
4. What worried his mother when the author was in kindergarten
A. The author’s unwillingness to go to school.
B. The teacher’s terrible attitude to the author.
C. The teacher’s ignorance of the author’s mistakes.
D. The author’s failure in exams and scrawl in homework.
5. What does the underlined word “dampen” in Paragraph 3 mean
A. Reduce. B. Gain. C. Awaken. D. Inspire.
6. What can we learn from the fifth paragraph
A. The author preferred using the word “pretty”.
B. The teacher in high school disliked the author.
C. The author finally succeeded in spelling “beautiful” correctly.
D. The author owed all his own spelling problems to Mrs. White.
7. Which of the following can be used to describe Mrs. White
A. Generous and kind. B. Enthusiastic and careful.
C. Honest and brave. D. Far-sighted and tolerant.
C
Little kids can pick up a new language pretty easily. It’s supposed to be far harder for older children. But that conclusion (结论) might not be correct. The window on when people can learn a language well appears to last until around age 17 or 18.
Earlier research had suggested we’re best at learning grammar in early childhood. Then we hit a dead end around age 5. But that’s not so, said Joshua Hartshorne and his colleagues.
Hartshorne surveyed tens of thousands of people online. He began by asking volunteers to take an online English grammar test. He used their answers to guess their native languages. After completing the test, volunteers answered questions about where they had lived the languages they had spoken from birth and the age at which they first started learning English. It also asked how long they’d lived in an English-speaking country.
Hartshorne’s group analyzed (分析) responses from 669,498 native and non-native speakers of English. If people moved to a new country and began speaking English by age 10 to 12, they finally spoke it as well as those who had learned both English and another language from birth, the researchers found.
The results further showed that around age 17, people’s ability to learn grammar took a nosedive and that those who started learning English after age 10 or 12 never reached the same level of English proficiency (熟练) as people who started younger. Why The researchers think it’s because they had fewer years to practice before their skills dropped off at 17.
However, they found language learning did not end at 17 and people’s English skills kept improving slightly until around age 30. This was true among both native speakers and those who learned English as a second language, the new study found.
8. How did Hartshorne do the survey
A. He paid his friends to do it. B. He surveyed thousands of students.
C. He interviewed passers-by. D. He carried out the survey online.
9. Which of the following best explains “took a nosedive” underlined in paragraph 5
A. Fell. B. Changed. C. Counted. D. Rose.
10. What do the researchers say about language learning
A. It requires few skills. B. It keeps people smarter.
C. It ends at the age of 17. D. It needs more practice.
11. What is the text mainly about
A. A learning guide. B. A study on language learning.
C. An English speaker. D. A survey on grammar rules.
D
Researchers in Australia, who studied 1,500 people and their lifestyles, have found that having good friends can help you live longer. An American study of 10,000 students, over a period of 35 years, also found that if you make more friends than the average (普通的) person at school, you’ll receive a higher salary (工资) in later life. People need good social skills at work to manage people and work in a team successfully. These are the same skills we use to make friends at school.
On average, teenagers aged between 15 and 17 have 500 “friends” on their favourite social networking site. Adults (成年人) have 130. So if you believe this research, you might live for a long time and be very rich.
However, according to Professor Robin Dunbar from the University of Oxford, it probably won’t make any difference. Dunbar studied the number of messages between users of a popular social networking website, each of whom had between 200 and 2,000 friends. He found that they always communicate with a maximum (最大量) of 150 people.
Among these 150, Dunbar believes that around five people are close friends. You’ve most likely known them for a long time; they are probably old friends and you share all your good and bad experiences with them. Then there are ten more friends. Although they’re close to you, you may not keep in touch with them every week. Next there are 35 people who you might spend time with because of a shared interest. You aren’t close. And finally, there’s a large group of 100. You see or speak to these people at least once a year, but you don’t know them well. Beyond (超过) this number, Dunbar says, it’s impossible to make any relationship meaningful.
If you have a lot of online “friends”, try this experiment: First take away anyone you haven’t been in touch with for a year. Then remove people you can’t remember and, finally, take away friends who you wouldn’t mind losing touch with. How many do you have left How many of these people are actually good friends According to the research, these are the only people that really matter.
12. What are the studies mentioned in the first paragraph mainly about
A. The number of friends you should have.
B. The advantages of having a lot of friends.
C. Some social skills you may need at work.
D. Some useful advice on how to make friends.
13. According to the American study, the most popular students at school ________.
A. are likely to spend more money
B. may not be as popular at work
C. seem to get better paid jobs
D. will work harder in later years
14. What does the underlined part “this number” in Paragraph 4 refer to
A. 10. B. 35.
C. 100. D. 150.
15. What does the text mainly want to show
A. You need to spend more time with your friends.
B. There is a lot of research on the influence of friends.
C. Friends are sometimes more important than family.
D. It’s more important to have good friends than lots of friends.
第二节 （共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
Are you afraid of failure However, only by overcoming fear of failure can we achieve success in life. Here are some tips on how to remove fear and focus on success:
Understand that at times you make mistakes ___16___ Before any of us learned how to walk, we crawled（爬行）. We got up, fell down own and got up again. We continued the process until we could walk quite well.
___17___ Instead, view it as a stepping stone. Make certain that you learn from failure and then use what you have learned in future situations. Refuse to consider failure a character weakness. Doing so will only prevent you from achieving future success.
Remember that failure has produced many successes. ___18___ Albert Einstein's teacher told him to quit school and said, "Einstein, you will never achieve anything!" Beethoven's music teacher said he was hopeless to become composer（作曲家）. Henry Ford's' first two car companies failed.
Appreciate the benefits of failure. Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "All life is an experiment. The more experiments you try, the better you make." It's hardly possible for someone to achieve success for the first time he tries. ___19___
Believe in yourself. Rather than give up when things don't work out, take it as a chance to build perseverance（坚持不懈）. Remind yourself how many failures became successful because they wouldn't give up. ___20___
A. Don't take failure personally.
B. Work hard and try to avoid（避免）failure.
C. Realize that you are human and humans make mistakes.
D. Believe that you've got what it takes to work through the difficult times.
E. Making the same mistake again can lead to the failure in your future work.
F. Consider how many people in history had failed before they became successful.
G. In other words, your chances of getting things right on the first try are little.
第三部分：语言运用（共三节，满分 40 分）
第一节 （共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A teacher gave his students a test. Most of the students finished all the questions without much effort ___21___they all read the last one which was “What is the first name of the woman who ___22___ the school ”
All of the students thought that this question was some kind of ___23___. They had all seen the cleaning woman many times during each day at school. It was ___24___ that she was tall and old, but how would they know her ___25___
So they all ___26___ their test paper, leaving the last question ___27___. Just before the class ended, one of the students asked if the last question would count toward the results of the ___28___.
“___29___”said the teacher.
He went on to say, “In your lives and careers, you will ____30____ many people and they are ____31____individual, so they each are worth your ____32____ and care, even if all you do is ____33____and say “Hello”.
Over the following days each of the students ____34____ the importance of finding out the name of the cleaner and introduced themselves. They all learned that cleaner’s name was Dorothy and they never forgot the ____35____ that everyone is important.
21. A. while B. until C. since D. after
22. A. cleans B. manages C. supports D. guards
23 A. pity B. risk C. story D. joke
24. A. natural B. clear C. possible D. unusual
25. A. address B. family C. name D. age
26. A. left behind B. lifted up C. put away D. handed in
27. A. unanswered B. open C. out D. unprepared
28 A. exercise B. experiment C. test D. match
29. A. Possibly B. No C. Sure D. Never
30. A. love B. help C. respect D. meet
31. A. important B. unique C. intelligent D. honest
32 A. consideration B. attention C. discussion D. protection
33. A. look B. smile C. listen D. play
34. A. remembered B. proved C. explained D. realized
35. A. lesson B. opinion C. premise D. argument
第 II 卷
第三部分 语言运用
第二节 单句填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）
根据句意，在空白处填入 1 个适当单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
36. I believe I’ll make new friends, and there is a lot ___________(explore) at senior high.(所给词的适当形式填空)
37. Miss Smith is not only experienced in teaching, but has a strong sense of ___________(responsible). (所给词的适当形式填空)
38. It dates back several thousand years to the use of longgu — animal bones and shells ___________which symbols were carved by ancient Chinese people. (用适当的词填空)
39. This is the artist ________ works are known all over the world. （用适当的词填空）
40. Over the years, the system developed into different forms, as it was a time when people were divided geographically, ________ (lead) to many varieties of dialects and characters. (所给词的适当形式填空)
41. It is a novel ___________(base) on historical facts. (所给词的适当形式填空)
42. He gave me some reference books with ___________ I was not very familiar. (用适当的词填空)
43. A powerful undersea quake _________ (strike) the west coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra Island in 2004. (所给词的适当形式填空)
44. Smith, my new neighbour, looks serious, but ___________ (actual) he is very kind. (所给词的适当形式填空)
45. Don’t lose heart! Keep moving, and you can make ________ to your goal. (用适当的词填空)
第三节 语篇填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Tea is a healthy drink. Drinking tea in China could be considered as an art and to help people achieve a sense of calm and renewed energy. It is also ____46____ way to enjoy life better.
Stories ____47____ are about the discovery of tea are different depending on the people who you ask, but we know that Chinese people have been drinking tea since Shennong, 5,000 years ago. Usually, tea ____48____ (believe) to be medicinal, and is so central to ____49____ (day) life that an old Chinese saying includes tea in a list of seven important contents to be gathered each morning, along with firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy and vinegar.
Tea serves three primary ____50____ (purpose) traditionally in Chinese society: to show status, to bring people together and to improve wellness.
Drinking tea together is a sign of respect. In ancient times, “tribute tea”(贡茶) was ____51____ (special) kept for and presented to the Emperor. Tea still has a place in the life of the average people. It is common ____52____ (give) guests a cup of tea to welcome them into the home. But tea is more than a key of social customs. It is meant to act ____53____ a medium through which people can become much ____54____ (close) to nature. Drinking tea out in nature will create a spiritual connection to the environment and make people feel _____55_____ (relax).
第四部分 写作（共两节 满分 25 分）
第一节 英汉互译（共 5 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）
56. China is widely known for its ancient civilisation which has continued all the way through into modern times, despite the many ups and downs in its history.(英译汉)
57. Fishermen, tourists, hotels, homes, and cars were swept away by huge waves caused by the strong earthquake that reached a magnitude of 9.0. (英译汉）
58. 郎平之前已组建好的团队正处于崩溃的边缘。(汉译英)
59. 到商朝时，这些符号已经变成一套完整的书写系统。(By...) (汉译英)
60. 仿佛世界末日即将来临。（as if）（汉译英）
第二节 书面表达（满分 15 分）
61. 假定你是李华，你的新西兰朋友 Fred 听说你校开设了“中国传统文化”课程，发来邮件询问，请你给他回复，内容包括：
1.课程的时间、目的及具体内容；
2.学生对课程的评价。
注意：1.写作词数应为 100 词左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Fred,
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
听力：1-5: CCBAA 6-10: CABAB 11-15: CBBAA 16-20: CABBC